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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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